More than 150,000 people evacuated… terror in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmagi
deferred More than 150,000 people Monday from coastal areas expected to be affected by Which is approaching the Visayas archipelago, accompanied by winds reaching speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
As of eight o’clock on Monday evening, approximately 156,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution, according to what Deputy Director of the Civil Defense Office Rafaelito Alejandro said in a press conference, adding that the storm is expected to reach land after midnight.
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Before that, the person responsible for managing Rowell Munisa N "Evacuations are underway in Palu and Tanauan" Which are inhabited by about 140,000 people, according to a population census conducted last year.
These two regions had previously been subjected to severe damage as a result of Hurricane Haiyan, which struck the country in 2013 and claimed the lives of at least six thousand people.
Evacuation operations began on Sunday on the neighboring island of Samar, where civil defense official Randy Nieckart confirmed that a large number of residents had been moved to safe areas. "Especially in Guyana (about 50,000 people), where the storm is likely to hit land"
Typhoon Calmagi
Between ten thousand and 15 thousand people were transferred to safe areas in the Dinagat Islands in the past two days, according to what local governor Nilo Demery confirmed to AFP.
About 20 typhoons and storms hit or approach the Philippines every year, often causing the greatest damage in the poorest areas of the country, and meteorologist Charmaine Varela predicted that It strikes the Asian archipelago between "Three to five" More storms this year.
Experts believe that climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe.
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